Creepiest Facial Hair in Sports

They went through the trouble of growing this stuff, so we might as well shed a spotlight on some of the worst examples of facial hair in sports.

While many, myself included, feel the joy of not shaving, foregoing the razor for apathy, is right up there with the delight that comes with a cold beer and a lazy day on the couch, there are some who prove shaving can indeed be a necessity.

Instead of growing beards and mustaches that stand proud on an athlete's face, these examples feature hair follicles that seem to hang depressed, waiting for the day they can die and fall mercifully to the ground.

Feel free to yell about these examples in the comments section below, or you could also just offer some beards that might be missing.

Whatever you do, remember the important lesson that a razor, shaving cream and common sense can sometimes be a man's best set of friends.

Brian Wilson

If the Dodgers ever want to introduce the clubhouse to outdated interior design, they could always lay down their setup man on the floor.

It's not enough for Wilson to grow out his beard, he needed to have Chewbacca hang from his chin for all eternity. Anyone unfortunate enough to eat lunch with him has to learn how to say "You have soup in your beard" in Wookie.

Adam Morrison

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It's like Becky "Icebox" O'Shea grew up and got walloped in the face with a lifetime supply of testosterone. It's not that Adam Morrison can't grow a mustache and scraggly chin strap, it's that he chooses to do so despite the world's best wishes.

Sidney Crosby

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Facial hair can indeed be unassuming, sitting on a man's face like a familiar friend who never causes a fuss nor asks to be noticed. It can also be too thin, like creepily whispered words that haunt the psyche for years.

Fan's Homage to Jordan

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There is no denying this beard is creepy. The Jumpman logo looks more like a cave drawing or a toddler's sketch of Bigfoot, and the "Bulls" features an "S" that seems to be have been placed at the last second by the nervous hand of a person who knows he just ran out of room.

Students at the University of Toledo medical school grew their facial hair like many others in the month of November, but they saw an opportunity to do more. During the course of the month, people could bid on the rights to shave a beard however they so chose. All proceeds would go to their community clinic.

Fortunately for Ali, pictured above, the winning bidder knew he was a fan of Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls.

Thanks to Ali for sharing the photo and the story.

Unfortunately, there is no mention as to how long Ali had to leave his beard intact. We really hope he had to go a month buying groceries, going to class and going about his daily activities with the most ridiculous homage to Michael Jordan plastered on his face.

Drew Gooden

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Before Drew Gooden was running up and down the court for the rare bucket with the Washington Wizards, he was growing his facial hair out, something that was far more unfortunate than his current stat line.

Clay Buchholz

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When you have the world's tiniest chin, it's advisable to grow something to hide it.

However, Clay Buchholz's monstrosity combines the best of sport's most sparse beards, combines it with the world's most patchy and then gives us the inadvisable length of Lanny McDonald's facial hair gone awry.

If you ever wanted to see a Star Wars bantha in face form, take a look at Buchholz.

Luke Scott

The Wolverine: A beard made famous by a comic book character later played by Hugh Jackman, giving us really the only instance in which this style isn't completely ridiculous.

Unless you have a skeletal structure covered in adamantium, you should leave this beard to the movies. Unless...Is Luke Scott Wolverine? Perhaps Luke Scott is Wolverine. Actually, I seriously doubt he is an indestructible force who can regenerate and grow sharp claws at a moment's notice.